Try our free CNA Practice Test 2 (50 Questions Answers) Written (Knowledge) Test for United States Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam. These sample questions answers will help your CNA exam prep. You can also download a printable PDF as a worksheet for CNA test preparation.
Normally you would have two or three hours to complete a test like this, but for now, don’t worry about timing. Just make sure you have enough time to answer all of the questions in one sitting. After each question answer key, with all the answers explained. These explanations will help you see your areas of strength and weakness. Then you’ll know which parts of your training materials to study before you take the second practice exam.
CNA Practice Test 2 (50 Questions Answers)
| Name of the Test | CNA Practice Test |
| CNA Stands for | Certified Nursing Assistant |
| Administered by | Prometric, HDMaster, Pearson Vue |
| Test Type | Sample Multiple Choice Test 2 |
| Total Questions | 50 (fifty) |
| Answers and Explanation | Available |
| Printable and Editable PDF | Available |
| Topics | Random |
| Test Part: | Oral portion / Written (Knowledge) Test. |
51. The best food choices for a geriatric patient with no teeth would include
- a. hamburger, french fries, corn, and ice cream
- b. baked chicken, dressing, green beans, and coconut macaroons
- c. spare ribs, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, and fruit cocktail
- d. baked fish, whipped potatoes, spinach souffle, and tapioca.
52. When checking a tray after a patient has eaten, you should note the total amount of
- a. food provided
- b. liquid and solids consumed
- c. food lost to spills
- d. caloric intake
53. When assisting a patient to use the bedside commode, it is important to
- a. leave the signal cord within reach
- b. place toilet tissue close by
- c. return to check on the patient periodically
- d. all of the above
54. When assisting Mr. Byrd, a blind patient, with his meal, you should
- a. sit next to him to help
- b. identify each item on his tray
- c. feed him so he won’t spill his food
- d. insist that he use only a spoon
55. In order to feed herself, a blind patient would need
- a. a clear liquid diet
- b. a large spoon as the only utensil
- c. help to identify items on the tray
- d. a mechanical soft diet
56. Which of the following lists only items that would be included in fluid intake?
- a. milk, ham sandwich, ice cream bar
- b. water, mashed potatoes, gelatin
- c. milk, custard, soup
- d. orange juice, soft-boiled egg, toast
57. The purpose of cold applications is usually to
- a. speed the flow of blood to the area
- b. prevent heat exhaustion
- c. prevent or reduce swelling
- d. prevent the formation of scar tissue
58. The hot water bottle is an example of a
- a. local dry heat application
- b. generalized dry heat application
- c. local moist heat application
- d. generalized moist heat application
59. Which of the following is true regarding visually challenged residents?
- a. Blind patients use a clock system to locate food.
- b. Residents usually prefer to eat alone.
- c. Patients prefer to be fed to prevent spills.
- d. All of the above are true.
60. Sputum is material that is coughed up from the
- a. nose
- b. lungs
- c. throat
- d. stomach
61. Patients receiving an enema are usually placed
- a. on the right side
- b. on the left side
- c. flat on the back
- d. in a semi-sitting position
62. You should clean a female patient’s perineal area before you collect a
- a. 24-hour urine specimen
- b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
- c. pediatric routine urine specimen
- d. routine urine specimen
63. The phase when the heart is at rest is called
- a. systole
- b. diastole
- c. asystole
- d. cardiac arrest
64. The most common site for counting the pulse is the
- a. carotid artery
- b. femoral artery
- c. brachial artery
- d. radial artery
65. The nursing assistant must use a stethoscope to determine the
- a. apical pulse rate
- b. carotid pulse rate
- c. popliteal pulse rat
- d. brachial pulse rate
66. When taking an axillary temperature, the nursing assistant should leave the thermometer in place for
- a. 10 minutes
- b. 8 minutes
- c. 5 minutes
- d. 3 minutes
67. When counting respirations, you should
- a. wait until after the patient has exercised
- b. not tell the patient what you are going to do
- c. count 5 respirations and then check your watch
- d. have the patient count respirations while you take her pulse
68. The parts of the body involved in maintaining a sufficient intake of air include the
- a. mouth and nasopharynx
- b. trachea and larynx
- c. bronchi and alveoli
- d. all of the above
69. With catheterized patients, which of the following is NOT the nursing assistant’s responsibility?
- a. insertion of catheter
- b. prevention of infection
- c. checking to make sure the catheter is draining properly
- d. recording output
70. Which statement about a routine urine specimen is correct?
- a. It must be taken first thing in the morning.
- b. It can be collected any time of the day.
- c. It does not have to be stored in the refrigerator.
- d. It does not have to be noted on the I & O sheet.
71. A specimen collected by having the patient cough from the lungs and bronchial tubes is called
- a. saliva
- b. mucus
- c. sputum
- d. spit
72. A sphygmomanometer is an instrument used for measuring
- a. temperature
- b. pulse
- c. respirations
- d. blood pressure
73. When you shake down a thermometer, the mercury should be below
- a. 95 degrees F
- b. 96.8 degrees F
- c. 98.6 degrees F
- d. the arrow
74. When you complete an incident report, you should
- a. write in the patient’s chart that an incident occurred
- b. keep the report in your personal file
- c. state the facts clearly
- d. give your opinions as to the cause of the incident
75. When giving a backrub, what kind of strokes should you use?
- a. short, crisp stokes
- b. long, deep strokes
- c. long, fluid strokes
- d. none of the above
76. All long-term-care nursing assistants must be competency evaluated and must complete a distinct educational course. These requirements are set by
- a. OBRA
- b. OSHA
- c. CDC
- d. FDA
77. You can safely identify your patient by
- a. asking his name
- b. calling his name and waiting for his response
- c. checking the bed plate
- d. checking the name tag
78. OSHA rules specify that, when you wash out soiled linens, you must wear
- a. gloves
- b. goggles
- c. gloves and goggles
- d. gloves, goggles, and apron
79. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body are called
- a. veins
- b. arteries
- c. venules
- d. capillaries
80. Sexuality changes in aging can result in
- a. decreased sexual desire
- b. unchanged sexual desire
- c. increased sexual desire
- d. all of the above
81. H.S. care is care that is given
- a. before meals
- b. before bedtime
- c. after meals
- d. upon awakening
82. When family members visit a resident, the visitors should
- a. stay in the day room
- b. stay a short while so as not to tire the resident
- c. be expected to help with care
- d. be allowed privacy with the resident
83. Your resident has a right hemiplegia. When up in a chair, the resident’s right arm should be
- a. placed in her lap
- b. allowed to dangle freely
- c. be elevated on a pillow in her lap
- d. none of the above
84. Urinary retention refers to
- a. normal output of urine
- b. inability to urinate
- c. incontinence
- d. large output of urine
85. A prosthesis is
- a. an artificial substitute for a missing body part
- b. a device for moving patients
- c. an expected condition of the aging process
- d. a disease of the circulatory system
86. You may attend resident council meetings if
- a. you are invited to attend
- b. your superior assigns you to attend
- c. you are interested in what the residents are discussing
- d. none of the above
87. The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is
- a. p.c.
- b. b.i.d.
- c. a.c.
- d. t.i.d.
88. The proper medical term for high blood pressure is
- a. diabetes
- b. hypertension
- c. hypotension
- d. CVA
89. Which of the following is considered a resident’s right?
- a. having curtains pulled during personal care
- b. having personal information kept confidential
- c. receiving and sending private mail
- d. all of the above
90. A resident wishes to wash her own underwear. You should
- a. ignore the request
- b. tell her that clothing must go to the laundry
- c. tell her you will do it
- d. help her obtain supplies
91. When performing catheter care, the nursing assistant should wash the catheter
- a. toward the meatus
- b. with Betadine soap
- c. away from the meatus
- d. with alcohol
92. The enzyme secreted by the liver to help digest fats is
- a. bile
- b. insulin
- c. estrogen
- d. lactose
93. The abbreviation TPN stands for
- a. total protein nutrients
- b. total parenteral nutrition
- c. total parietal nutrients
- d. none of the above
94. The material in the digestive tract that helps provide lubrication for passage of food is
- a. stomach acid
- b. sputum
- c. mucus
- d. phlegm
95. Ventricles is a term that refers to
- a. vessels and chambers in the heart
- b. chambers of the heart and lungs
- c. chambers of the heart and kidneys
- d. chambers of the heart and brain
96. OSHA rules require all health care workers to be offered immunization against
- a. hepatitis B
- b. hepatitis A
- c. hepatitisC
- d. AIDS
97. Which abbreviation means no food and no water should be given?
- a. NFW
- b. PON
- c. NPO
- d. ABR
98. The proper medical term for brittle bones is
- a. osteomalacia
- b. osteoarthritis
- c. osteosarcoma
- d. osteoporosis
99. Lack of movement can cause wasting of muscle tissue. This is called
- a. contracture
- b. atrophy
- c. dystrophy
- d. anomaly
100. Normal hearing loss in aging is usually related to the ability to hear
- a. high-pitched sounds
- b. loud sounds
- c. all sounds
- d. rapid speech
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See also:
- CNA Practice Test 1 (50 Questions Answers)
- CNA Practice Test 2 (50 Questions Answers)
- CNA Practice Test 3 (50 Questions Answers)
- CNA Practice Test 4 (50 Questions Answers)